Where does “eftermæle” come from?
eftermæle (Danish) comes from Danish mæle, from Old Danish mælæ, from Old Norse mæla, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
eftermæle (Danish): epitaph; a person's posthumous reputation, obituary
Definitions
- epitaph; a person's posthumous reputation, obituary
Ancestry of “eftermæle”, step by step
eftermæle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mæle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mæle | speech, voice; utter |
| 2 | Old Danish | mælæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | mæla | to speak |
| 4 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Danish efter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | efter | after; subsequent; later in time than; later,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |